Strategic Sourcing Category Manager - Non-Metals

Overview

Location: Milwaukee, WI

ENERPAC - Who we are?

Enerpac Tool Group is a premier industrial tools and services company serving a broad and diverse set of customers in more than 25 countries.

The Company's businesses are global leaders in high pressure hydraulic tools, controlled force products and solutions for precise positioning of heavy loads that help customers safely and reliably tackle some of the most challenging jobs around the world.

The Company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Enerpac Tool Group trades on the NYSE under the symbol "EPAC".

Our vision is to be our customer's preferred partner through relentless innovation of industrial tools and services that help them safely and reliably tackle their toughest jobs around the world.

For further information on Enerpac Tool Group and its businesses, visit the Company's website at https://www.enerpactoolgroup.com/.

Brief Description

This position Reports to the Director of Category Management and is principally responsible for the management of all activities associated with procurement of global non-metal components.

This position will provide full procurement category leadership, working closely with multiple site locations and our product strategy team to develop procurement strategies and coordinating global supply chain activities to ensure that cost, quality, delivery and service objectives are achieved.

Hybrid Work Schedule: Onsite Tuesday-Thursday, Virtual Monday and Friday

Functional Activities


* Ability to develop a wholistic category strategy which drives value for the enterprise in a sustainable manner.


* Plans, organizes, directs, controls and communicates all strategic sourcing activities related to assigned categories to cross functional supply, Product Strategy, engineering, technical support and operations groups.


* Conducts brainstorming sessions at Enerpac facilities with cross functional teams to identify strategic commodities and deployment priorities for cost saving, supplier rationalization, and strategic sourcing initiatives.


* Provides oversight to sourcing/project managers on the deployment of projects with internal and external stakeholders.


* Collaborates with regional category and supply chain teams to identify, screen and qualify strategic suppliers.

Works with global facilities to create regional and global material cost savings funnels that align with commercial strategies and financial targets.


* Maintains oversight and applies category strategy tactics to control inflationary and price change impacts.


* Drives spend analysis, including counter measures for projects that fall short of plan and make decisions to remedy the issues to get the teams back on track to meet or exceed plan.


* Possesses an understanding of the total cost of ownership.


* Proactively assesses internal and external process improvements and influences effective change and drive innovation and con...